Gollum to Programmer [email protected] • 4 days agoAnother smart movefeddit.orgimagemessage-square115fedilinkarrow-up1948arrow-down130
arrow-up1918arrow-down1imageAnother smart movefeddit.orgGollum to Programmer [email protected] • 4 days agomessage-square115fedilink
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink4•3 days agoVisual Basic used to let you choose if you wanted to start arrays at 0 or 1. It was an app-wide setting, so that was fun.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•3 days agoIt’s how I got into programming, so I’ll always have a soft spot for it. Now it’s over 20 years later and I’m still coding.
minus-squarenickwitha_k (he/him)linkfedilink1•3 days agoApple Basic (on an Apple IIe) was my first language that I recall. Didn’t have a computer powerful enough for VB until later. It does have a special place in my nostalgia zone but has also led so many astray.
Visual Basic used to let you choose if you wanted to start arrays at 0 or 1. It was an app-wide setting, so that was fun.
I’ve not heard that name in a long time…
It’s how I got into programming, so I’ll always have a soft spot for it. Now it’s over 20 years later and I’m still coding.
Apple Basic (on an Apple IIe) was my first language that I recall.
Didn’t have a computer powerful enough for VB until later. It does have a special place in my nostalgia zone but has also led so many astray.